Announcements
After nine months of collective bargaining, the College Employer Council (CEC) and Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) have reached a tentative two-year collective agreement for part-time support staff at Ontario’s 24 colleges.
The tentative agreement is yet to be ratified. The ratification vote is being planned for February 21. Once the agreement is ratified, you will be provided with the details. Over the coming months HR Client Services will be working with management across the College in implementing the new agreement.
For more information, please visit hrs.humber.ca/updates.
Thank you,
Heather L. Black
Director, Human Resources Business Partner Services, Employee and Labour Relations
Headache? Dizziness? Migraine? Let us get rid of it for you!
The Tzu Chi Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCC) is a not-for-profit living laboratory that supports experimental learning through clinical placement opportunities for students in Humber College’s Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner program.
Want to find out how TCM and our clinic can help you improve your health? Here's what to do:
Go to gorendezvous.com/tcc, where you will be able to:
- Sign up for a 30-minute health seminar on each Wednesday from 12 to 12:30 p.m. in February offered by our Acupuncturists or TCM Practitioners
- Book a 20-minute Q&A session in person to find out anything you want to know about TCM
Get the latest information about the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation in the January 2019 newsletter here.
Additional information about the Barrett CTI can be found at humber.ca/cti.
As part of our department's commitment to seek continuous improvement and skills enhancement, I set a challenge for my admininistrative team to attain one of the levels of certification through OMMI (Ontario Municipal Managers Institute) and OACUSA (Ontario Association of College and University Security Administrators).
The professional designation/certification offered through OMMI is the CMM (Certified Municipal Manager) with four levels of certification (CMM, CMMI, CMMII and CMMIII) which are awarded on a progressive points system based on professional experience, education, and ongoing training in particular areas of management and leadership. The Security endorsements added by OACUSA (Security Specialist, Security Professional and Security Executive) are awarded based on specific industry requirements and experience. The CMM designation with specialty endorsement is a legally recognized credential in the province of Ontario (Bill PR27 - 1988).
I am proud to announce that each of the following Public Safety and Legal and Risk Management Personnel have succesfully earned the following professional certifications:
- Rob Kilfoyle, CMMIII Security Executive
- Nancy Deason, CMMIII Security Professional
- Kathy Branton, CMMIII Security Professional (Kathy also holds a previous CMMIII Emergency Management Professional designation)
- Keith Pua, CMMll Security Professional.
- Ernie Colosimo, CMMll Security Specialist
- MaryAnn Gregoris, CMMll Security Specialist
- David Yen, CMMll Security Specialist
- Adnan Salam, CMMll Security Specialist
Please join me in offering congratulations to them all.
Well done team!
Rob Kilfoyle, CPP, CMMlll Security Executive
Director, Public Safety and Emergency Management
Next week, the CTL will be hosting a variety of learning and engagement opportunities. For more details and to register please click the registration links below.
Workshop | North Campus | Lakeshore Campus |
Communtiy of Practice: Accounting | Feb. 4, 2019 - North: F423 Register: 1:30 to 3 p.m. |
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Creating an Effective Lesson Plan | Feb. 5, 2019 - North: D236 Register: 9:30 to 11 a.m. |
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Creating Animated Videos on a Mac | Feb 8, 2019 - North: D236 Register: 12:35 to 2:20 p.m. |
Feb. 5, 2019 - Lake: F103 Register: 9:50 to 11:35 a.m. |
Blackboard: Online Strategies to Improve Academic Integrity | Feb. 5, 2019 - North: D225J Register: 10:45 to 11:35 a.m. Register: 6:05 to 6:55 p.m. |
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Community of Practice: Curricular Community Service Learning | Feb. 27, 2019 - North: D225I Register: 10:50 a.m. to 12 p.m. |
Feb. 5, 2019 - Lake: B118 Register: 10:50 a.m. to 12 p.m. |
TechTalk: Learning and Reviewing with Quizlet | Feb. 5, 2019 - North: D236 Register: 11:40 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. |
Feb. 6, 2019 - Lake: F103 Register: 2:25 to 4:10 p.m. |
Community of Practice: Entrepreneurship | Feb. 12, 2019 - North: D225I Register: 12:30 to 2 p.m. |
Feb. 5, 2019 - Lake: F103 Register: 12:30 to 2 p.m. |
Writers' Collective | Feb. 5, 2019 - North: D236 Register: 2 to 5 p.m. |
Feb. 15, 2019 - Lake: F103 Register: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. |
Bringing Community in the Classroom: Designing Service Learning Assignments | Feb. 6, 2019 - North: D225I Register: 2:30 to 4 p.m. |
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TechTalk: Class Surveys and Feedback with Google Forms | Feb. 7, 2019 - North: D236 Register: 3:20 to 5:05 p.m. |
Feb. 6, 2019 - Lake: F103 Register: 9:50 to 11:35 a.m. |
Survey Building - Part 1 | Feb. 7, 2019 - North: D236 Register: 10 to 11 a.m. |
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Writing an Academic Journal Article | Feb. 7, 2019 - North: D236 Register: 1 to 2:30 p.m. |
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PC Community of Practice | n/a | Feb. 8, 2019 - Lake: F103 Register: 8:55 to 9:45 a.m. |
The Scholar's Café | Feb. 8, 2019 - North: D225I Register: 10 to 11 a.m. |
Feb. 8, 2019 - Lake: F103 (by satellite) Register: 10 to 11 a.m. |
Please visit the CTL Calendar of Events for a complete list of workshop offerings.
The CTL is excited to announce a call for applications for the next Scholarly Writing Boot Camp, taking place on February 20-22, 2019 at the Millcroft Inn.
This off-campus retreat provides consolidated, protected time for faculty to work on a scholarly writing project (e.g. journal article, book chapter, dissertaton). Food and accommodations are provided.
Spaces are limited! See the attached pdf file for more information and for the application. Applications may be submitted to the Centre for Teaching & Learning (D225, North), or emailed to heidi.marsh@humber.ca.
The deadline for applications is Friday, February 1 at 5 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Marsh by email or phone (x5836).
Watch the Hawks Report for January 29, 2019.
Over the past year, the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity (the Centre) engaged the Humber College community in a participatory and consultative process to obtain feedback on Humber’s Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Complaint Resolution Procedure. Thank you all for your engagement and feedback.
The Centre is pleased to announce the official launch of the revised Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Complaint Resolution Procedure. You can access the documents at:
- Human Rights Policy - humber.ca/policies/human-rights-policy
- Human Rights Complaint Resolution Procedure - humber.ca/policies/procedures/human-rights-complaint-resolution-procedure
Humber is committed to fostering an equitable, diverse and inclusive culture in which all members of the College community study, work and live free from discrimination and harassment. The College has the legal and moral responsibility to ensure that it provides a learning, working and living environment free from discrimination and harassment. Humber’s Human Rights Policy applies to all members of the Humber and University of Guelph-Humber community.
Humber’s Human Rights Policy and Complaint Resolution Procedure are reviewed during the Pathways to Human Rights, Education and Action training session. Registration information for this training is included in the PDF below. Note: Full-time employees are required to participate in an in-person training session.
For questions pertaining to Humber’s Human Rights Policy and Complaint Resolution Procedure, please contact: Nancy Simms, Director of the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity, at nancy.simms@humber.ca.
Thank you for your commitment to ensuring an inclusive environment free from discrimination and harassment.
There are several international volunteer positions available for full-time Humber College employees who feel they have skills to offer and the passion for helping those in need.
A diverse range of skills are needed such as, strategic and organizational planning, health, engineering, law, IT and office administration, sales and marketing, vocational training, human and financial resource management, communications, agriculture and the environment. Currently, placements are being offered in Latin America (Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia), Africa (Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Sénégal), and Asia (Nepal, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka).
What is Leave for Change?
Leave for Change is part of Uniterra, an important international volunteer program in Canada, which is managed by two non-profit organizations: WUSC (World University Service Canada) and CECI (Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation).
What does the employee do?
The employee volunteers during their vacation and serves for approximately three to four weeks; prior to leaving, the employee will participate in two days of pre-departure training. Once the employee arrives at their destination, they will share knowledge and skills with the local partner organization and on return, shares the experience with colleagues.
Leave for Change is all about capacity-building. This means volunteers train others in their field of expertise. Volunteers do not act as employees, but as advisors who transfer skills to local staff so as to build their host organization’s capacity in a certain areas. Country preferences of volunteers are taken into consideration but we cannot guarantee that a volunteer will be sent to their preferred country.
What does Humber College do?
Humber College, as a partner of the Leave for Change program sponsors full-time Humber employees to participate in the program by contributing $6,000 per employee volunteer to Uniterra for the placement, facilitating in the volunteer selection process and by supporting volunteers in sharing their experience upon return.
What does Leave for Change do?
Leave for Change provides pre-departure training and covers the cost of: vaccinations, insurance, airfare, lodging and provides a daily stipend. In addition, they also coordinate transportation, in-field logistics and monitor security and the well-being of volunteers in the field.
How do I apply for this program?
After going over the list of postings (agora.ceci.ca/postesVacantsCS_en.html), choose one to three mandates that you feel best match your professional skills and experience. (If you do not see a post that matches your skills, please outline the professional skills you can share and include any community or volunteer experience you have had in your cover letter.) To apply, complete the online application form and attach your resumé and cover letter identifying up to three preferred opportunities at humber.ca/careers.
Open Date | Close Date | Interviews |
January 28, 2019 | February 18, 2019 | March 7 and 8, 2019 |
Information sessions will be held for all full-time employees interested in this opportunity. Please watch for details in the Communique.
North Campus | Lakeshore Campus | ||
February 1 | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. |
February 8 | 12 p.m - 1 p.m. 1 p.m. - 2 p.m |
February 5 | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. |
Contact tanya.andrade@humber.ca to register for an information session.
For further information, employees can contact Nancey Adamson in HR Services; By phone: 416.675.6622 x5540 or by e-mail at nancey.adamson@humber.ca. All candidates are asked to submit a resume and a cover letter online and identify up to three preferred opportunities. If you do not see a post that matches your skills, outline the professional skills you can share. On request, this document is available in alternate formats.